girlonthecsaw's review
5.0
IMPACTED is a little bit noir and a little bit literary. Benji has this uncanny ability to shatter the darkness with an incredibly powerful light. He is a clever writer. You must pay attention to every word. One minute you'll laugh. The next you'll cry. But, in the end, you will feel a great reward from spending your time in his pages. I really love this book. Highly recommended!
marieke_du_pre's review
2.0
A baby, a girlfriend, and a secret lover. Wade’s life is a mess at seventeen. And then something happens to the man he’s in love with ...
This book is not the right fit for me. I struggled to get through and picked up other books instead. In the end, I decided to read, and read, and read (luckily it’s a very short one!). I finished it almost in one sitting, so I could finally stop thinking about it.
I didn’t want to DNF because I saw raving reviews of people who laughed out loud while reading this dark story. I hoped I’d started to love it somewhere on my journey to the finish. I didn’t. When I requested this book, I didn’t know Wade just turned seventeen, and I couldn’t think about anything else while reading. He’s seventeen. He’s only seventeen! He just turned seventeen!! OMG!!!
This is dark humor, and I found out I don’t like it. At least not when the MC is so young. It deals with heavy themes such as abuse, and I think I might have liked it if it was written in another style. The writing is not bad, it just isn’t my cup of tea. If you love dark humor, please check out other reviews. Most of those reviewers adore this book.
I received an ARC from The Story Plant and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book is not the right fit for me. I struggled to get through and picked up other books instead. In the end, I decided to read, and read, and read (luckily it’s a very short one!). I finished it almost in one sitting, so I could finally stop thinking about it.
I didn’t want to DNF because I saw raving reviews of people who laughed out loud while reading this dark story. I hoped I’d started to love it somewhere on my journey to the finish. I didn’t. When I requested this book, I didn’t know Wade just turned seventeen, and I couldn’t think about anything else while reading. He’s seventeen. He’s only seventeen! He just turned seventeen!! OMG!!!
This is dark humor, and I found out I don’t like it. At least not when the MC is so young. It deals with heavy themes such as abuse, and I think I might have liked it if it was written in another style. The writing is not bad, it just isn’t my cup of tea. If you love dark humor, please check out other reviews. Most of those reviewers adore this book.
I received an ARC from The Story Plant and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
quirkybibliophile's review
4.0
Thoughts and Themes: It took me a while to really get into this one and I made the mistake of looking at other people’s reviews in the middle of reading. I really didn’t see the humor in the story even if it was supposed to be dark humor. That being said, I did still enjoy the story that was told in this book.
I was a bit worried that the center would focus more on the relationship between Dr. Emett and Wade and I really didn’t want that. I was glad that we get to see more of Wade’s life with Jessa, Lydie, and his mom. I thought this was a good coming of age story as Wade figures out who he is and tries to cope with the mess he made, and then deal with being told he was abused.
Characters: In this book you get introduced to quite a few characters that all have different relationships with Wade. I really liked getting to know each of the characters that we meet and getting to see how their story comes together around Wade. There were some characters like the Reverand and Jessa which I was frustrated by and could’ve done with less of them.
I liked getting to see how much more of a mess Wade’s life gets with more people being introduced into the story. I thought it was great to see how these people play into his life and how they help him make sense of the things that have happened to him.
Writing Style: This story is told in third person with an knowing narrator as you read the story through jumping from one character to another. At first I really didn’t like that this book was going back and forth between characters and wished that we got more of Wade. As the book progressed, I understood the need to show us what was going on with the other characters to really tie them together and tie the loose pieces together.
I was a bit worried that the center would focus more on the relationship between Dr. Emett and Wade and I really didn’t want that. I was glad that we get to see more of Wade’s life with Jessa, Lydie, and his mom. I thought this was a good coming of age story as Wade figures out who he is and tries to cope with the mess he made, and then deal with being told he was abused.
Characters: In this book you get introduced to quite a few characters that all have different relationships with Wade. I really liked getting to know each of the characters that we meet and getting to see how their story comes together around Wade. There were some characters like the Reverand and Jessa which I was frustrated by and could’ve done with less of them.
I liked getting to see how much more of a mess Wade’s life gets with more people being introduced into the story. I thought it was great to see how these people play into his life and how they help him make sense of the things that have happened to him.
Writing Style: This story is told in third person with an knowing narrator as you read the story through jumping from one character to another. At first I really didn’t like that this book was going back and forth between characters and wished that we got more of Wade. As the book progressed, I understood the need to show us what was going on with the other characters to really tie them together and tie the loose pieces together.
garleighc's review
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bluemoons's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
oscarlovesthesea's review
4.0
This had.... very different vibes than what I expected from the blurb and skimming the reviews, to the point that I tried to start it as a fun, lighthearted summer read and instead ended up having my organs pulled out of my chest and twisted several times before being put back.
Great book tho.
Great book tho.
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